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su⋅pre⋅mo

  [suh-pree-moh, soo-]
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–noun, plural -mos. Chiefly British Informal.
1. the person in charge; chief.
2. a person of supreme or complete power, authority, ability, etc.: His victory makes him the new chess supremo.
Origin:
1935–40; < Sp or It supremo, both < L suprēmus supreme 1 ; E sense perh. esp. < Sp El Supremo as the title of Latin-American dictators, e.g., J. G. Rodríguez Francia (1766–1840), Paraguayan dictator
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su·pre·mo   (sōō-prē'mō', sə-)   
n.   pl. su·pre·mos Chiefly British
One who is highest in authority or command, as of an organization.

[Spanish and Italian, supreme, supremo, from Latin suprēmus; see supreme.]
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